On October 22, the movie "The Gathering at Southern Station" exposed the "Night Rain" character poster. Hu Ge, Gui Lunmei, Liao Fan, Wan Qian, Qi Dao, five powerful starring wonderful performances instantly appeared, the emotional expression under static conditions It is extremely tense, but the dampness and atmosphere surging undercurrents that are unique to the south. As director Diao Yinan’s latest masterpiece after many years of conceiving, "The Gathering at South Station" is not only the only Chinese film shortlisted in the main competition unit of the 72nd Cannes International Film Festival this year, it is also the director following the Golden Bear Award’s work "Daily Fireworks" After ", a powerful attempt to express new crime genres in the local context. The film has been officially set to meet at the end of December 6.
crime film high-profile lineup gathers good actors Hu Ge, Guilunmei meets in rainy night, and his heart becomes a mystery. A set of "Night Rain" version of character posters was released to show the emotional states of the five protagonists who are full of tension but their own characteristics. The film's brilliant group portrait performance reveals the tip of the iceberg. As another crime genre film directed by Diao Yinan after "Fireworks in the Day", "The Gathering at Southern Station" has been fully upgraded in the lineup, gathering a lot of performers: Hu Ge was awarded the title of Magnolia at the Shanghai TV Festival As the emperor, Gui Lunmei has long been crowned as a queen, Liao Fan is the first Chinese actor at the Berlin International Film Festival, and Wan Qian holds the title of Best Supporting Actress, and Qidao has been nominated for many major awards. The director's consideration of casting can be described as deliberate, and he also affirmed to the actors in an interview in Cannes: "I may be starting from the temperament of the actor (to choose the actor). He proved his existence while playing."
This time the exposed character posters not only show all the five protagonists' relaxed and delicate performances, the poster name "Night Rain" also hides mystery and is worth pondering. "Night" illuminates the light and shadow atmosphere of the movie, and "Rain" confirms what kind of mood the characters are, and is their situation in a dilemma? Perhaps it faintly echoes the emotional trailer announced earlier in the movie, implying the occurrence of a certain "adventure" between the protagonists? The multiple forces represented by several protagonists converge in the same time and space. Romance and conflict are on the verge of breaking out. The meaningful expressions highlight the characters' mystery. We only wait for the answer to the mystery on December 6. Many movie fans expressed their expectations: "This cast is super-highly configured in crime films, and Diao Yinan's personal style is definitely worth seeing."
Diao Yinan's "Northward" gains the Golden Bear "Southward" again focusing on local ecological projection Inner Concern
As early as 2014, Director Diao Yinan won the Golden Bear Award for Best Picture at the 64th Berlin International Film Festival for his "Fireworks in the Day". When the film was released in China, he created a box office record of over 100 million in non-popular schedules. , To establish a new commercial benchmark for domestic crime films. And Harbin, the place where the story takes place, also produced a unique regional charm under the director’s lens, which made the audience relish: “The cold and depressing atmosphere of the Northeast is quite reliable. It not only carries the secularity, but also provides wonders.” If you say "Fireworks in the Day" "Is the director's dramatic depiction of northern customs, so "The Gathering at South Station" is a visual reproduction of the humid south.
It is reported that the movie "The Gathering at Southern Station" was shot in Wuhan, and the actors used Wuhan dialect throughout the whole process to ensure the immersive sense of the film. In the character posters released this time, the spreading raindrops and humid atmosphere also resemble a microscopic southern environment, which provides an excellent setting for the development of the story. For this choice of space, Director Diao Yinan has his own intentions: "Such a space can lead characters and stories, waiting for them to open up. What I want to express is the mystery and anxiety of life, which is also a projection of my heart." From "north" to "south", from "days" to "night rain", environmental elements are becoming more and more varied, and Diao Yinan's attempts at crime genre films in the local context have been evolving and upgrading.
